The Buford humidor.

If you live in Buford and you want a real humidor, you have one option close to home. We have been at 4450 Nelson Brogdon Boulevard since 1996, when Buford was still a smaller town and the Mall of Georgia was a few years from breaking ground. The shop has stayed put while everything around it has changed.

The walk-in humidor is the reason most regulars come in. Cedar shelves, climate held at 70/70 year-round, every cigar visible and pull-able rather than locked behind glass. You can walk in, browse, smell the foot of a cigar before you buy it, and ask the person behind the counter what landed this week. That is the experience the gas-station cigar wall cannot give you.

Brands on the wall include Padron, Davidoff, Arturo Fuente, Perdomo, Oliva, Rocky Patel, Gran Habano, La Aroma de Cuba, My Father, and Tatuaje, plus a rotating boutique shelf with whatever new release the makers we trust are putting out this month. Prices live at the counter. Call ahead and we will hold something behind the register.

No cover, no membership, no minimum to come in and look. Most regulars stop in for a few minutes after work to grab what they want for the night, ask the counter what landed this week, and head out. Twenty-one and up.

Free parking directly in front of the shop. The lot is shared with a small strip of neighbors and you will always find a spot within twenty feet of the door. No meters, no permits.